1789 Law Acquires Human Rights Role. Lisa Girion.
by Girion, Lisa; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 53Human Relations. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Actions and defenses | Alien Tort Claims Act (1789) | Burma -- Armed Forces | Burma -- Politics and government | Forced labor | Human rights | Human rights -- Burma | International business enterprises | Joint ventures | Liability (Law) | Social responsibility of business | Unocal CorpDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In 1789, George Washington signed the nation's first Judiciary Act, which in a single sentence opened U.S. courts to foreigners. For the next 190 years, the provision would be used but a handful of times, effectively becoming relegated to the recesses of history. And there it might well have remained, had it not been for a New York attorney named Peter Weiss." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article describes the history of using the Alien Tort Claims Act to hold foreigners responsible in U.S. courts for rights violations that occurred overseas.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: 1789 Law Acquires Human Rights Role, June 16, 2003; pp. A1+.
"In 1789, George Washington signed the nation's first Judiciary Act, which in a single sentence opened U.S. courts to foreigners. For the next 190 years, the provision would be used but a handful of times, effectively becoming relegated to the recesses of history. And there it might well have remained, had it not been for a New York attorney named Peter Weiss." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article describes the history of using the Alien Tort Claims Act to hold foreigners responsible in U.S. courts for rights violations that occurred overseas.
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